Security Posture Jobs in the North West

Security Posture
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Security Posture over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 248 289 313
Rank change year-on-year +41 +24 -82
Permanent jobs citing Security Posture 42 17 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.43% 0.21% 0.24%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.36% 0.51% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 40 8 16
10th Percentile £35,000 £38,175 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,313 £45,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,000 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% -0.84% +14.75%
75th Percentile £76,250 £62,500 £70,438
90th Percentile £90,750 £72,625 £74,625
England median annual salary £70,000 £66,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -11.33% +25.00%

All Generic Skills
North West

Security Posture is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,097 3,355 4,563
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 31.91% 42.39% 48.44%
Number of salaries quoted 2,267 1,494 2,189
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,346 £28,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £38,947
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £82,548 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Security Posture
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Security Posture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Security Posture in the North West

Security Posture
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Security Posture in the North West.

Salary trend for Security Posture in the North West

Security Posture
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Security Posture in the North West over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Security Posture in the North West

Security Posture
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Security Posture within the North West region over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester +38 25 £65,000 +17.65% 3
Merseyside - 11 £50,000 - 1
Cheshire -10 5 £35,000 -54.10%
Lancashire -9 1 £45,000 - 1
Security Posture
England

Security Posture
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 10 (23.81%) Azure
2 5 (11.90%) AWS
2 5 (11.90%) SaaS
3 3 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (7.14%) PaaS
4 2 (4.76%) GCP
5 1 (2.38%) Entra ID
5 1 (2.38%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (35.71%) Firewall
2 8 (19.05%) Network Security
3 7 (16.67%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (9.52%) NetScaler
4 4 (9.52%) VPN
5 1 (2.38%) SD-WAN
5 1 (2.38%) WAN
General
1 20 (47.62%) Social Skills
2 16 (38.10%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (14.29%) Finance
3 6 (14.29%) Legal
4 2 (4.76%) Retail
5 1 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.38%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (26.19%) Architect
2 9 (21.43%) Security Architect
3 7 (16.67%) Security Manager
3 7 (16.67%) Systems Manager
4 6 (14.29%) Solutions Architect
5 5 (11.90%) Senior
6 4 (9.52%) Compliance Manager
6 4 (9.52%) Cybersecurity Architect
6 4 (9.52%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 4 (9.52%) Enterprise Architect
6 4 (9.52%) Enterprise Security Architect
6 4 (9.52%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
6 4 (9.52%) IT Engineer
6 4 (9.52%) Network Engineer
6 4 (9.52%) Risk Manager
6 4 (9.52%) Security Solutions Architect
6 4 (9.52%) Technical Manager
7 3 (7.14%) Security Analyst
7 3 (7.14%) Senior Architect
7 3 (7.14%) SOC Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 17 (40.48%) Cyber Threat
2 12 (28.57%) Management Information System
3 11 (26.19%) Cyberattack
4 4 (9.52%) Cyber Defence
4 4 (9.52%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 3 (7.14%) PMI
5 3 (7.14%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (4.76%) Cloud Native
6 2 (4.76%) Public Cloud
7 1 (2.38%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.38%) Windows
1 1 (2.38%) Windows Server
1 1 (2.38%) Windows Server 2012
1 1 (2.38%) Windows Server 2019
1 1 (2.38%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (69.05%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (47.62%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (45.24%) Information Security
4 18 (42.86%) Risk Management
5 17 (40.48%) Project Management
6 14 (33.33%) Cloud Security
6 14 (33.33%) Incident Response
7 12 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (26.19%) SIEM
9 10 (23.81%) SDLC
10 9 (21.43%) Decision-Making
10 9 (21.43%) Roadmaps
11 8 (19.05%) Compliance Management
11 8 (19.05%) Data Security
11 8 (19.05%) Risk Assessment
11 8 (19.05%) Security Architecture
12 7 (16.67%) Information Security Management
12 7 (16.67%) Network Management
12 7 (16.67%) Security Management
12 7 (16.67%) Trend Analysis
Qualifications
1 17 (40.48%) CISSP
2 11 (26.19%) CISM
3 7 (16.67%) Degree
4 6 (14.29%) CEH
4 6 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (11.90%) CISA
5 5 (11.90%) CRISC
6 4 (9.52%) CCNA
6 4 (9.52%) CCNA CyberOps
6 4 (9.52%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (7.14%) PMI Certification
8 2 (4.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 2 (4.76%) AWS Certification
8 2 (4.76%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (4.76%) Numerate Degree
8 2 (4.76%) OSCP
9 1 (2.38%) AAT
9 1 (2.38%) ACCA
9 1 (2.38%) CIMA
9 1 (2.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (61.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 17 (40.48%) NIST
3 8 (19.05%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (19.05%) SOC 2
4 7 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 5 (11.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (11.90%) PCI DSS
6 4 (9.52%) GDPR
6 4 (9.52%) ISO 9001
7 2 (4.76%) GRC
7 2 (4.76%) QA
System Software
1 4 (9.52%) VMware NSX
2 1 (2.38%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.38%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (9.52%) Nessus
2 1 (2.38%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.38%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 4 (9.52%) Cisco
1 4 (9.52%) Citrix
1 4 (9.52%) Dell
1 4 (9.52%) Meraki
1 4 (9.52%) Microsoft
1 4 (9.52%) VMware
2 1 (2.38%) Fortinet